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Added on: 10/23/2024

Fans chanted anti-gay message at soccer match & jeered announcer telling them to stop

10/22/2024

French soccer league Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has condemned fans who took part in anti-LGBTQ+ chanting at a match over the weekend. During Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)…

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Added on: 09/10/2024

France’s new prime minister twice voted against gay rights and critics won’t let him forget it

09/09/2024

As soon as Michel Barnier was named France’s new prime minister, critics found a skeleton in his closet. Back in 1981, the 30-year-old lawmaker joined more than…

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Added on: 09/08/2024

Critics blast new French PM Barnier for having twice voted against gay rights

09/07/2024

As soon as Michel Barnier was named France’s new prime minister, critics found a skeleton in his closet. Back in 1981, the 30-year-old lawmaker joined more than…

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Added on: 09/07/2024

France’s new prime minister twice voted against gay rights and critics won’t let him forget it

09/06/2024

As soon as Michel Barnier was named France’s new prime minister, critics found a skeleton in his closet. Back in 1981, the 30-year-old lawmaker joined more than…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Gay Paralympic athlete and musician Már Gunnarsson is making waves both in and out of the pool

08/29/2024

Már Gunnarsson is one of the LGBTQ+ competitors to keep your eye on at the Paris Paralympic Games, in and out of the pool. The world-record-breaking Icelandic swimmer is one of…

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Added on: 08/13/2024

First trans athlete at Paralympic Games says her participation ‘is an important symbol of inclusion’

08/12/2024

Valentina Petrillo is gearing up to become the first out transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, and has noted that her participation “is an important…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Diplomatic punches thrown at UN over Olympic women’s boxing

08/07/2024

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Russia and Algeria threw diplomatic punches at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Russia brought up an Olympic boxing gender row during…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Erdogan to get Pope on line over Paris Olympics’ “disgusting” LGBT attack on sacred values

07/31/2024

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was a “disgusting” attack on humanity’s sacred values and requires a call to Pope Francis “at the first opportunity” to discuss the…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

I’m so scared that I’ll be arrested’: France clamps down on sex workers during Olympics

07/29/2024

As Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, undocumented Chinese sex worker Hua says increased police patrols are threatening her livelihood. “I really feel under pressure, I’m constantly scared….

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Added on: 07/29/2024

‘Gayest Olympics ever’: Paris Games will spotlight growing LGBTQIA+ athletic community

07/28/2024

PHOENIX — The LGBTQIA+ community will be a focal point during the Paris Olympics, which officially kick off with Friday’s opening ceremony. “This will be the gayest…

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Added on: 07/28/2024

Paris 2024 Olympics: Organisers respond to offended reactions to opening ceremony

07/27/2024

The Olympics opening ceremony was intended to “trigger a reflection” while using a global audience to promote diversity and freedoms in France, Paris 2024 organisers say. They…

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Added on: 07/26/2024

All 45 Gay Women’s Soccer Players Competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics

07/25/2024

It’s hard to believe it was little over a year ago. Just 12 months ago, the best women’s soccer teams from across the globe and their fans…

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Added on: 07/21/2024

At least 144 LGBTQ athletes to compete in Paris Olympics

07/20/2024

At least 144 out LGBTQ athletes will be heading to Paris for the 2024 Summer Games, with a record number of out male Olympians participating, according to…

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Added on: 07/12/2024

Burkina Faso’s military junta to ban homosexual acts

07/11/2024

Burkina Faso’s military junta has announced a ban on homosexual acts, making it the latest African state to crack down on same-sex relations despite strong opposition from…

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Added on: 07/09/2024

What the heck is happening in France? Out gay PM Gabriel Attal tries to resign after far-right blowout

07/08/2024

France’s legislative elections have concluded with a resounding loss for the country’s far-right party, but the left and centrist parties weren’t entirely victorious. Politicians in France are…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

France’s Macron faces transphobia accusations after criticising left-wing coalition manifesto

06/20/2024

The emergence of the New Popular Front, which groups left-wingers from Socialists to Communists, has been an unwelcome development for Macron since he called the snap elections in response…

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Added on: 06/16/2024

How far-right parties seduced young voters across Europe

06/15/2024

That far-right parties fared well in the European elections came as no surprise – surveys had consistently foretold their triumph. The populist right has been on the…

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Added on: 06/11/2024

This is why Marine Le Pen’s 2024 EU elections win is terrifying to LGBTQ+ people

06/10/2024

The Financial Times reports that Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (National Rally) received 31.5 per cent of the vote in the elections for the European Parliament which took…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Gay men in France are facing wave of attacks after being lured into hook-ups

05/28/2024

A new report details a wave of attacks on gay men in France carried out by young perpetrators using hook-up apps to lure their victims before assaulting…

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Added on: 05/07/2024

Thousands gather in France streets to protest anti-transgender Senate report

05/06/2024

Thousands of protestors gathered in 50 cities throughout France this Sunday, rallying against the ‘offensive’ on transgender rights. The protests were sparked by a report from French…

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Added on: 03/15/2024

French minister apologises to LGBTQ+ community for historic ‘repression’

03/14/2024

Following the introduction of a bill that seeks to compensate the victims of past anti-gay laws, justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti issued an apology “on behalf of the…

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Added on: 01/31/2024

French ‘Mindsets Evolving’ Says Country’s First Openly-gay PM

01/30/2024

France’s first openly-gay Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said French “mindsets are evolving” on LGBTQ issues in a major speech to lawmakers Tuesday laying out his programme. France…

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Added on: 01/13/2024

Macron appoints gay French PM’s ex-partner as foreign minister

01/12/2024

French president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Stéphane Séjourné, the ex-partner of new prime minister Gabriel Attal, to the role of foreign minister. On Tuesday (9 January) Macron…

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Added on: 01/12/2024

Which European countries have LGBTQ+ leaders?

01/11/2024

BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Openly) – French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister, the first time an openly LGBTQ+ figure…

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Added on: 01/11/2024

Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister

01/10/2024

PARIS (AP) — France saw its youngest-ever prime minister and first openly gay one named Tuesday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest…

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Added on: 01/10/2024

France gets its first gay prime minister with Gabriel Attal

01/09/2024

Education Minister Gabriel Attal has just been appointed prime minister of France, the first out gay man and LGBTQ+ person to be named to the position. At…

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Added on: 11/23/2023

French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology

11/22/2023

“It was catastrophic for me. It was shameful.” Bernard Bousset recounts the events which changed his life in a clear voice, but he is visibly still deeply…

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Added on: 11/21/2023

French Senate to weigh compensation for victims of anti-gay laws

11/20/2023

Thousands of people were sentenced under two French laws in force between 1942 and 1982, one determining the age of consent for same-sex relations and the other…

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Added on: 11/14/2023

The colonial legacy of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa

11/13/2023

Namibia’s High Court will rule next May in a case that could see the southern African country overturn a colonial-era ban on same-sex relations. Friedel Dausab, who…

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Added on: 10/26/2023

New Niger regime worries about citizens visiting Europe, learning about LGBT rights

10/24/2023

Officials in the West African nation of Niger are stirring up worries about citizens of Niger visiting Europe and learning about LGBT rights there. As leaders of…